White House: No Option for Regime Change in Syria

8/27/2013 4:06PM

During his Tuesday briefing, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney reiterated the President's confidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons on August 21. He also said that options for a response do not include regime change.

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I ... the degree of confidence ... based on our assessments ... to the Syrian regime has maintained full control ... of its chemical weapons ... throughout this conflict ... it is our ... conviction that ... the Syrian regime ... as the rocket capability that was employed ... to devastating effect ... in this chemical weapons attack ... it is abundantly obvious to those with cover this conflict to it we're covering it last week ... onto the international organizations present on the ground ... I did the Syrian regime was engaged in an effort to clear ... these particular regions of opposition forces ... with ... violent force ... prior to the use of chemical weapons ... and the immediate aftermath of the use of chemical weapons ... for many in the U N inspection team from going and to establish the weapons in the news as they continued to bombard of it ... and they continue to do that yesterday after ... the U N inspection team finally after being attacked was able to make it to ... one area that they needed to visit ... after they left they continued to them for the area which is clear effort to ... try to dispose of evidence ... as I noted earlier ... the ASA options that are being considered ... or not ... do not contain within them a regime change ... focus ... and that is now we're contemplating here we are we are examining options ... to respond to this violation ...